198 – How to Destroy the Universe Without Really Trying

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Excalibur goes 16-bit platformer; Alysande gets new threads; Shadowcat should probably just change her code name to Ripley; Captain Britain may or may not destroy the universe; Doctor Doom tries his hand at human resources; Excalibur is at home with weirdness; and no lizard needs breasts. X-PLAINED: Invisible Boy Human heralds of Galactus Excalibur Special Editions Excalibur: Air Apparent Excalibur: XX Crossing Dr. Jonothon Cayre Norm the LMD Lava pits of Scotland Some dubious herpetology Eric the Cyborg (Coldblood-7) Robert Cop Special Man Air-Walker and/or Gabriel Lam A cosmic explosion Captain Britain's extra costume Sidestep An exceptionally awkward job interview A counterintuitive plan The other time-displaced X-Men The best version of Angel Angel's third-greatest nemesis Gladiator Hank A very fancy vest The best Excalibur Special Edition The Phalanx vs. the Technarchy Warlock vs. gender Our thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War Note: according to the letter column from Excalibur #54, at least some of the art credits for Excalibur: XX Crossing were incorrect, so some of our descriptions of who drew what in this episode are wrong. See the comments below for more information! NEXT EPISODE: Shattershot! Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! We’re in the process of migrating our official shop to TeePublic! Click over to check it out! (You can still find the designs we haven’t moved yet at Redbubble.)